Pulitzer Prize-winning Bob Woodward to speak in West Texas A&M lecture series

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On Monday evening, West Texas A&M University’s Distinguished Lecture Series will host journalist Bob Woodward, best known for his work on the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein at The Washington Post.

His work has focused on political issues, and he has written or co-written 17 non-fiction books, including “All the President’s Men,” “Bush at War,” “Obama’s Wars” and his most recent book, “The Price of Politics,” on President Obama and Congressional leaders’ efforts to improve the economy.

“We thought that was topical,” said Dr. James Calvi, head of the Distinguished Lecture Series Committee. “Bob Woodward brought down Richard Nixon, so he’s always a draw for that alone, but he’s written quite a bit on the Iraq war and numerous other things. We thought he would be a real addition to the university’s mission of bringing education to the Panhandle.”

Woodward served five years as a communications officer in the Navy before becoming a reporter at the Montgomery County Sentinel in Maryland. In 1971, he began reporting for The Washington Post, where he is the paper’s associate editor. He earned a Pulitzer Prize with Bernstein in 1973 for their work on the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration, as well as the National Affairs Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his articles on the aftermath of Sept. 11.

WT’s Distinguished Lecture Series was created in 2007, and is funded by a portion of the university’s student activity fee.

Woodward’s lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday at First United Bank Center in Canyon. The event is free and open to the public.